The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-05-13
wouIdn,t give Up Her TieEas

story of her first journey byrail. She
was born in the interior Of a New Eno.
land State, and there received her
early education. It was not the custom
of the village good people to tray,l
extensively, and, therefore, it happen.
ed that little Sarah, for the first six.
teen years other life, v entered tba
steam-cars. Soon after her sixteenth
birthday, the family talked matters
over, and came to the conclusion that
it would be we'll for Sarah to ~.
come acquainted with some unfa.
miiiar corner of the world.
Accordingly her trunk was packed
and, with much fear anu ~pleasurable
excitement, set out for the home al
an aunt, fifty miles distant. When
her father bade her good-by at the
station, hs said, in the act Of PLACING
ticket and baggage check in her hand
'Now, Sarah, be q good girl, and
don't get imposed upon. Be careful
of your ticket, and don't give up your
check to anybody till the end OF your
journey"
Sarah stepped on board, feeling
deeply the responsibilities of her new
position. She placed both ticket and
cheek in her pocket, and, in spite Of
herself, forgot all about them in
watching the trees whiz past.
Presently the condoctor came on
his round Of inspection, and stopped
beside her. Sarah glanced up at him;
then, finding his tace unfamiliar, she
renewed her survey of the Landscape.
"Your ticket" said the official.
Her fathers parting Injunction at
once required to her, but in so confus.
ed a form that, as memory reported
it. the caution ran, "Do not give lip.
your ticket"
The youthful travellers fears ros
in arms, her Indignation also. This
official, who would take advantage OF
her inexperiance, should know that
she was not altogether ignorant in
worldly matters.
"Sir," she replied in a bitter tone,
II shall not give up my ticket"
The conductor looked slightly sur
prised; it was evident that he was al.
so amused. "But / shall be obliged to
see it," he demonstrated.
II shall keep my ticket untilthe end
of my Journey" said the traveller,
mentally blessing her father for hav-
ing enlightened her as to the ways oil
the world.
The conductor, from sheer force of
amazement, went on, but only to re-
turn when he had in some degree re-
covered himself. This time, it was to
speak in an incorporating tone; be
had determined that red cheeks and
angry black eyes should no longer
tempt him to swerve from duty.
"Allow me to punch your ticket.
Ominous word-punch! Was her tick
ct to be tempered with, and, perhaps,
rendered incapable Of carrying her to
her journeys end? The world was
/ harder TO deaf with than she had
imagined; but she was firm.
81 shall not give up my ticket, sir,
! she returned, recurring in thought to
her fathers caution, and thus fortIsy.
ing herself anew. stYou shan't lay q
finger on it till / get to East Davis.
The official persisted, though with
great g~ood-nature. In fact it was I'M
possible to preserve a proper severity
of aspect when his face, in spite ofhinl-
self, relaxed into q smile.
"Bat / must e the ticket" he re-
peated.
Sarah madeno answer, but her cheeks
grew scarlet with discrimination, and
she tightly grasped the piece OF paste
board, as it lay at the bottom OF her
pocket.
Then / shall be obliged TO put yyS::
of at the next station" suggested be,
as a last resort.
Sarah gathered her forces for q last
rebuff.
Perhaps, SIR she retorted, IN 9
clear and penetrating tone, perhaps
you think me inexperienced In travel
ling
Here she became aware OF Q litter
across the aisle. She stopped snort,
to glance thas way. Yes, her fellow
passengers at her side, and in front,
were smiling, and there surely arose
q subdued laugh from the rear. A
dreadful suspicion flashed upon her
that she might be in the wong, Dut
just as her cheeks were growing nov
with the increasing certainty, q dear
old lady left her seat, to lean over tns
miserable girl, ard whisper, Its aii
right, dear child. Give it to him."
tsvVith one dasnairina EXPLANATIONS
"Here, takeitiD Sarah thrust the hate
full bit OF green paste board into tne
conductor shand.
1t is safe to say that she busted per
self thcomtemplating h elandscape'
during the remainder OF her Journey.
a lady who resides on Delaware
avenue has q girl ia her employ tresh
from some region far removed iron